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Fulton vs New Hope Township

116 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (244× in New Hope Township) and street grid (98× in Fulton).

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Fulton, SDA small town of 84South Dakota · 84 people
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New Hope Township, SDAn outdoors townBrown County · 80 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FultonA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsFulton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fulton →
New Hope TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.4% conserved land24 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about New Hope Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails244×
New Hope Township has more miles of trail
New Hope Township 24.4 miFulton 0.1 mi
Street grid98×
Fulton has the more walkable street grid
Fulton 29.4New Hope Township 0.3
Conserved land+41.4 pts
New Hope Township has more conserved land
New Hope Township 41.4%Fulton 0%
Typical home built51 yrs
Fulton’s homes are older
New Hope Township 1989Fulton 1938
Average commute5 min
Fulton has the shorter commute
New Hope Township 22 minFulton 17 min
Jobs per worker+63%
Fulton is more of a job hub
Fulton 0.13New Hope Township 0.08
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FultonNew Hope Township
Snow a year36″43″
January low6°F1°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)143d137d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th38th
Outdoors & history
FultonNew Hope Township
Trails—24 mi
Conserved land—41.4%
Community
FultonNew Hope Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

116 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FultonSDNew Hope TownshipBrown County
Fulton ↔ New Hope Township116 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FultonNew Hope Township
People
Population 84Highest 80Lowest
Median age 39.8±15Lowest 5% above SD 40.1±5.3Highest 6% above SD
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±21.1Lowest SD: 24.2% 37.5%±26.1Highest SD: 24.2%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±27.9Lowest SD: 18% 16.3%±40.7Highest SD: 18%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.3%Lowest SD: 31.9% 22%Highest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±12.8Highest SD: 5% 0%±17.7Lowest SD: 5%
Fulton and New Hope Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,667±$8k 25% below SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $154,200±$73k 40% below SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $319±$141 66% below SD —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,212Highest 56% below SD $1,205Lowest 56% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100 SD: 39.8% —
Below poverty line 11.9%Highest SD: 11.9% 0%Lowest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.5%Lowest SD: 68.6% 82.1%Highest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest about the SD average 22 minHighest 26% above SD
Work from home 11.4%±10.2Lowest SD: 9.7% 28.9%±33.5Highest SD: 9.7%
New Hope Township and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mitchell (40%)Aberdeen (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New Hope TownshipFew work in Fulton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 41.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 24.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.4Highest 0.3Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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